Thread by @kollider_trade

The variety of companies building on, using or integrating with #Bitcoin on the #LightningNetwork is astonishing.

Here’s a megathread 🧵 of all the companies (we know of) building/using/integrating LN⚡️ and what they do.

Are we missing any? Let us know!
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1/Lightning Network explorers

Helping make sense of what’s going on in the Lightning Network 🔍

@ambosstech
@LNstats

2/ Gaming

Making Sat stacking a part of your favourite games 🕹

@THNDRGAMES
@zebedeeio
@SatoshisGames

3/ Infrastructure & Nodes As A Service

Allowing individuals and businesses to run and manage their own Lightning Network nodes 💽

@voltage_cloud
@mynodebtc
@RaspiBlitz
@start9labs
@getumbrel

4/ Merchant Services

Allowing businesses and individuals to buy and sell goods and services via the Lightning Network (Helping humans live on Lightning every day)🛍

@bitrefill
@BtcpayServer
@IBEX_Mercado
@roomofsatoshi
@LNPAYco
@getmash
@neutronpay
@OpenNode

5/ Lightning liquidity as a service

Providing inbound liquidity services for lightning nodes 💦

@lnbig_com
@LQwDFinTech
@lightning - Lightning Pool
@bitrefill - Thor

6/ Lightning Node Management and application layers

Allowing node runners to manage their nodes with a UI 🖥

@RTL_App
@thunderhubio

Application and accounting layer for LN nodes ⚖️
@lnbits

7/ Neo-Banks, Brokers, Remittance and Payments

Simplifying the process of buying, selling and sending Bitcoin over the lightning network. 💸
(No visible orderbooks here)
@belo_app
@usebipa
@Bitnob_official
@bottlepay
@CashApp
@Noah_HQ
@river
@ln_strike
@BullBitcoin_
@CoinCorner

8/ Podcasting

Letting podcast listeners support their favourite shows using the Lightning network 🎧

@fountain_app
@PodcastindexOrg

9/ Protocol Level Development (LN)

Building the Lightning and Bitcoin Foundations for everyone 🏗

@Blockstream
@lightning
@spiralbtc

10/ Rewards and Cashback

Earn Bitcoin over the Lightning Network just for shopping and parting with your fiat 💳

@fold_app
@trylolli
@Satsback

11/ Social

Social networking, news and communication boosted by the Lightning Network 🗣

@sphinx_chat
@stacker_news
@YallsOrg

12/ Trading & Exchanges—Swaps

Services supporting LN that allow you to swap between currencies quickly 🔁

@Boltzhq
@FixedFloat
@sideshiftai

13/ Trading & Exchanges—Direct P2P

Find individuals to buy and sell Bitcoin with ( LN support )🤝

@Paxful

14/ Trading & Exchanges - Spot

Exchanges using central limit order books with LN support 📈

@BitarooExchange
@bitfinex
@bitstamp
@BudaPuntoCom
@firiapp
@NiceHashMining
@Okcoin
@okx
@southxchange
@TheRockTrading
@Vaultoro
@VBTC_Vietnam

15/ Trading & Exchanges—Derivatives 1/2

Derivative exchanges using central limit order books with LN support 📈

@bitfinex - Perpetuals
@kollider_trade - Perpetuals, Lightning Native ⚡️⚡️👋
@okx - Perpetuals, Traditional Futures

16/ Trading & Exchanges—Derivatives 2/2

Derivative exchanges using broker models with LN support 📈

@LNMarkets - CFDs - Lightning Native ⚡️⚡️
@LoftTrade - CFDs
@SimpleFXcom - CFDs, (STP broker)

17/ Wallets & Payments

LN txs between individuals, businesses, and services 💰
@BlixtWallet
@bluewalletio
@Breez_Tech
@coinoswallet
@ElectrumWallet
@lastbitpay
@LightningTipB0t
@lntxbot
@MuunWallet
@PhoenixWallet
@SimpleBtcWallet
@walletofsatoshi
@ln_zap
@ZeusLN
@exodus_io

18/ Browser Based Wallets & Payments

Bringing the power of Lightning directly to your Browser 🌍

@getAlby

19/ Institutional-grade financial products and tooling

Multiservice businesses building on or using the Lightning Network and Bitcoin 📊

@BitcoinSuisseAG
@NYDIG_BTC

20/ Education

Bitcoin research and development centre with a penchant for publishing great research and developments on the Lightning Network 🎓

@ChaincodeLabs

21/ DLCs

Building conditional payments and smart contracts on Bitcoin 📝

@Suredbits - Pay for Oracle price feeds for DLCs using LN

22/ Banking-aaS, Internet Browsers and Crowdfunding

@GaloyMoney - Banking as a service for communities using LN 🏦
@ImperviousAi - Application layer in a browser built on top of Lightning 🌐
@geyserfund - Support, fund, and share project ideas using Lightning ⬆️

Who did we miss out?

Forgot to add real OGs @acinq_co in this one!

Adding to the next megathread.

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